Freedom Force (2002 video game)

Not to be confused with Freedom Fighters (video game) or Freedom Wars.

Freedom Force
Developer(s)Irrational Games (Windows)
The Omni Group (OS X)
Publisher(s)Crave Entertainment and Electronic Arts (Windows)
MacPlay (OS X)
2K Games (Steam)
EngineNetImmerse
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X
Release
March 26, 2002
  • Windows
    • NA: March 26, 2002[1]
    • EU: July 12, 2002
    OS X
    • WW: December 21, 2002
Genre(s)Real-time tactical role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Freedom Force is a real-time tactical role-playing game[2][3][4] developed by Irrational Games and published by Electronic Arts and Crave Entertainment in 2002.[5][6] The player guides a team of superheroes as they defend Patriot City from a variety of villains, monsters, and other menaces. The game's budget was around $2 million.[7] A sequel, Freedom Force vs The 3rd Reich, was self-published in early March 2005.[8] The games were made available on Steam on May 29, 2009.[9]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference IGN was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Freedom Force FAQ". Taktikzone.
  3. ^ GameSpot staff (July 17, 2000). "Freedom Force Q&A". GameSpot. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  4. ^ Allman, Mark (October 22, 2000). "First Looks: Freedom Force". RPGPlanet. Archived from the original on December 17, 2007. Retrieved November 26, 2007.
  5. ^ "Freedom Force". Metacritic. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  6. ^ "Freedom Force Review". GameSpot. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  7. ^ Grant, Christopher (May 8, 2009). "Ken Levine: Next project will cost 'a fair amount of money'". Engadget (Joystiq). Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  8. ^ "Freedom Force vs The 3rd Reich". Metacritic. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  9. ^ "Freedom Force - Now on Steam - Save 10% for one week!". Steam. May 29, 2009.